Angelina Jolie meets Pope Francis at the Vatican

met the head of the Catholic church at the Vatican on Thursday morning. The actress attended a private audience with

following a screening of her new film

which she had been asked to show for the Pontifical Academy of Sciences.While the Pontiff was not present at the screening, he met Angelina, who is the Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nation Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), afterwards.

Angelina attended a private audience with Pope Francis

said Angelina in a statement released by Universal Pictures to

. "

"Pope Francis, aware of the incredible life story of Louis Zamperini, graciously welcomed the opportunity to view the film."

Angelina was invited to screen Unbroken at the Vatican

In keeping with protocol, which dictates that only Catholic queens and queen consorts may wear white as part of the Privilège du Blanc,

and chose to wear her hair up in an elegant chignon.Whilst it had intially been thought that Angelina's husband

would also attended the meeting with the Pope, Us Weekly reports that a "last minute change" meant that he couldn't make the trip

.

The star treated Shiloh and Zahara to a shopping trip in Rome

News of Angelina's special meeting was kept under wraps until she was

with brother

and two of her daughters,

, eight, and

, nine.The Jolie-Pitt ladies stepped out for a spot of shopping, heading to toy shop called Berte in Rome's famous Piazza Navona.